Deputyships and Appointeeships that the authority provides for service users. - Find a freedom of information request

The FOI request is based around Deputyships and Appointeeships that the authority provides for service users. 

Please note that the following are areas that commonly use these services, but not limited to:  Direct Payments; Client Financial Affairs (the Council acting as Corporate Appointee and property and affairs Deputy); Adult Social Care

 1.     Do you currently use an external provider to manage your Court of Protection, Deputyships, Appointeeships, and if so, what is the provider's name? If not, is the Council looking at outsourcing this area in the next 3-5 years?

2.     What date does the current contract expire (if applicable)?

3.     What is the name, email address and phone number of the person and team that manages the Contract/ or potential contract?

4.     Which services within the Council or associated partners have an agreement with the provider (if applicable?)

5.     What is the annual cost of this contract (if applicable)?

6.     Does the Council have a preferred suppliers list for solicitors/companies undertaking Deputyships/Appointeeships where service user is over threshold, if so please supply details?

7.     If the Council does have a preferred supplier list please confirm the name, email address and contact number for the person and team that manage this list.

8.     How many Deputyships and Corporate Appointeeships does the Council currently manage?

9.     How many referrals have been made to the Councillor Deputyships in the last 3 years?

10.  How long on average does it take from initial referral to the application for Deputyship being submitted to the Court of Protection?
 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. External Provider used for Appointeeships for the Mental Health service only on an ad-hoc basis. The provider is Penderel’s. All other Appointeeships, Court of Protection and Deputyships are provided in-house and there are no plans to outsource these services.

2-3. N/a

4. Appointeeships for the Mental Health service only.

5-7. N/a

8. Appointeeships = 552

Court of Protection = 94

9. Financial Year   2021-22   2022-23   2023-24

    Deputyships        72            83            101

10. Approx 8 weeks